|
Darrera modificació: 2016-06-12
Bases de dades: Sciència.cat
Barbaud, Jean, "Les anciens calendriers diétetiques", Revue d'Histoire de la Pharmacie, 279 (1988), 328-342.
- Resum
- After reviewing the origins of dietetics, the author discusses the nutritional theories of ancient Greek medicine on which Hippocratic dietetics are based. These theories are based as much on the doctrine of the four elements found in the universe with the four constituents of matter and the four seasons, as they are on man with his four humours. These prime elements are found both in medicine and in foods. The School of Hippocrates admitted these theories, and the physician of Cos thus conceived a diet originally intended to combat the influence ot the seasons, consisting only of alimentary prescriptions. From the 5th-7th centuries, the calendars became monthly, and medical prescriptions appeared with Theodorus Priscianus, the pseudo-Soranus, and above all the Venerable Bede. The author then discusses the contents of the dietetic calendars which developed from the 9th- 15th centuries : alimentary prescriptions to combat the influence of the seasons and medical prescriptions to neutralize the influence of the humours. In addition, beverages with a base of spices served to palliate the inconveniences of an unbalanced diet. Byzantine dietetic calendars are then discussed, and in closing, the author puts forth the question of why, until now, he has been unable to find dietetic calendars in the medical literature of the Arab language.
- Matèries
- Alimentació
Medicina - Dietètica i higiene
Calendaris
- URL
- http://www.persee.fr/doc/pharm_0035-2349_1988_num_7 ...
|